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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
10
An advertising pitch touts Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker as solutions to aging. It promises a healthy, fresh and youthful appearance after a few doses. The product is sold and guaranteed by Jacob & Junkermann, described as a popular druggist.
A survey of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes humor cites his American wit at festive meals and away from Puritan plainness. It recounts quips about lawyers, a Smiling Lord Coleridge, and a cannibal feast joke. A Boston lady is likened to a bag of bones and a fan anecdote reflects etiquette and elegance from bygone days. An accompanying fragment mentions a bride and a Texas anecdote.
The Helena Independent notes a large circular fairy ring east of Helena, once two rings, now one about 200 feet diameter with barren ground. It cites centric growth of fungi including the common mushroom as the cause, contrasting with fancy theories of lightning or wolves.
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